Friday, October 28, 2011

Jumping Jacks

The wildly-popular Jumping Jack program salvaged by Chicago aldermen just three years ago is back on the chopping block — sort of.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration plans to maintain the longstanding Chicago tradition of providing free moonwalks to neighborhood festivals and quadruple — to four hours — the time kids at each event get to bounce.

But, to shave $300,000 from the $500,000 annual cost, the perk will be reserved for block parties and other “public events on Chicago streets.”

Private events will be bounced.

Why not get rid of the entire program? There are bunch of local outfits that will rent you a jumping jack for about $300, you get it all day and all you supply is the electricity to run the fan. There shouldn't be a block club around that couldn't raise that money for rental fee. But then we suppose the aldercreatures wouldn't get to plaster their name all over that crap and claim they entertained the kiddies with yours and our tax money.

The best thing about renting a Jumping Jack from a reputable private dealer is there's a greater likelihood that it's been deloused.

The City's Jumping Jacks make the annual "Ghetto Block Party & Family Reunion" tour each summer. Have you ever taken a close look inside one of those fucking things? You might as well bring your kids to a ghetto bedroom and have them jump and roll around on Lil Man's mattress on the floor.

Right hand to God...at one block party a few years ago, I saw the city employee spray almost a half can of Lysol into the back of the fan as it was inflating the Jumping Jack...he was basically "fogging" the thing like exterminators do in homes. I decided to let the kids ride the filthy, malnourished pony instead.

Just shows how petty these selfish fucks are at City Hall. They piss away millions on worthless projects and won't even fund some entertainment for the kids of the poor slobs paying the taxes. A lot of folks can't afford to take their kids to Great America, or other venues, so why not give them at least a little back for their tax dollars. Ain't gonna happen. Our political "leaders" would rather hand out $5.2 million in tax dollars to gazzillionaires like Rheinsdorf so he can open a free restaurant and keep all the profits. Ever wonder why this state is broke. Thank you.

We stopped having Chicago jumping jacks at our block party 4 years ago. The animals that dropped off and picked up the bouncy were total bangers and drug addicts with tatted up necks and faces. Needless to say they were not positive figures for our children to see. Constitution party baby.

Maybe is still survives because the person who ownes the company that supplies them to the city is the same ex police sergeant who owned a politically connected security company and former sgt in charge of Shortshanks body guard detail. Surprise.

Anonymous @ 10/28/2011 11:42:00 AM said, "pass a hat, it works out to be scratch."You sound like one of those fine citizens who might snatch some of that cash as the hat goes around. Maybe snatch the hat, too, while you're at it!